必修1 unit2 reading

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1、人教课标高一必修1Unit2Unit2EnglisharoundtheworldThisunitseekstogiveusabetterunderstandingofhowEnglishdevelopedandhowitisspokenintheworld.Whichlanguagedoyouthinkisthemostwidelyusedlanguageintheworld?DoyouthinkChinesecanbeaworldlanguage?Why?Doyouknowthemeaningof“English

2、es”?Let’sdoasmallquiztodistinguishthenationalflagsofdifferentcountries,andfindoutthelanguagesspokeninthesecountries.TheU.S.A.GreatBritainAustraliaIrelandCanadaSingaporeIndiaSouthAfricaNewZealandEnglishisspokeninthesecountries.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutEnglish?Itist

3、heofficiallanguageofmanycountries,suchasUSA,England,Canada,Ireland….Ithasalonghistory.TherearetwokindsofEnglish:AmEandBrE.ManyChinesearelearningEnglish.Whatcanyoulearnfromit?Situation:AnAmericanisvisitingEngland.Nowhehasjustcheckedinahotel.Andhisroomnumberis70

4、5.Hereisthedialoguebetweenhimandaservantinthehotel.Excuseme,couldItaketheelevatortothe7thfloor?Pardon?Whynotthe6thfloor?Yourroomnumberis705.Andyou’dtakewhat?Imean,I’dliketotakethelifttoRoom705onthe6thfloor.Wesaythe7thfloorinsteadof6thfloorintheUS.Oh,sorry.Come

5、thisway,I’llshowyouthelift.BrEAmEThedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.vocabularyspellingpronunciationautumnfalltyphoontornadoIthinkIguesscolourcolorcentrecentertravellertravelerdance[da:ns]dance[dæns]not[not]not[na:t]ChineseBrEAmEliftelevatorp

6、etrolgas,gasolineflatapartmentautumnfallundergroundsubwayuniversitycollegerubbishgarbagedustbintrashcanholidayvacationfortnighttwoweeks电梯汽油公寓秋天地铁大学垃圾垃圾箱假期两周1.Withyourpartner,listthecountriesthatuseEnglishasanofficiallanguage.2.WhichcountrydoyouthinkhasthemostE

7、nglishlearners?3.Lookatthetitleofthefollowingpassageandguesswhatitisabout.Thenreaditquicklyandseeifyouareright.TheroadtomodernEnglishSkimmingA.HowtolearnEnglishwellB.ThebriefhistoryofModernEnglishC.ThewaytoEnglandD.ThedifferencebetweenModernEnglishandOldEnglis

8、hChoosethemainideaofthetext.Fillinthetable.ThecauseTimeBetweenAD450and11501150to1500TheroadtomodernEnglishculturescommunicatewithoneanotherthingsthathappenedlesslikeGerman;morelike